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In 2006, Aurecon conducted a bankable feasibility study (BFS) on a rail solution to transport 12 Mtpa of coal from Vale’s Moatize Mine to the Port of Nacala. Aurecon also performed an options analysis of other modes of transport for Rail Sections 2 and 3 (trucking, conveyor, etc.) and investigated use of the existing Nacala port during the export ramp-up.
Following Vale’s acquisition of an additional coking coal mine with a capacity of 14 Mtpa (Moatize II), Aurecon was again engaged to update the original BFS to consider the transportation of additional tonnage. In addition, Aurecon studied the possibility of a phased railway line upgrade and undertook an update of the existing port terminal BFS and prepared a master plan for a 40 Mtpa port terminal facility.